The northwest pond at Izaak Walton Preserve as seen on March 25. In the lower left corner are booms installed by the village to contain any harmful substances entering the pond from stormwater runoff. Environmental activists have said the booms are inadequate. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
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Activists, village dispute meaning of Izaak Walton pond study

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The northwest pond at Izaak Walton Preserve as seen on March 25. In the lower left corner are booms installed by the village to contain any harmful substances entering the pond from stormwater runoff. Environmental activists have said the booms are inadequate. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
The northwest pond at Izaak Walton Preserve as seen on March 25. In the lower left corner are booms installed by the village to contain any harmful substances entering the pond from stormwater runoff. Environmental activists have said the booms are inadequate. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)

Homewood officials and local environmental activists aired conflicting views at the village board meeting Tuesday, March 11, about how to characterize the water quality in a small pond on the…

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Eric Crump started his first newspaper with his best friend when he was 9. It was four pages and folded after one issue. Possibly as many as two or three people read it. In 2014, about 46 years later, he started another paper, the H-F Chronicle, which is still going and has a few more readers.

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